Now, travel to Jodhpur by bus in 36 hours

TNN | Updated: Jan 16, 2016, 6:09 IST

BENGALURU: Couldn't get a train tick et to Jodhpur? Now you can reach the city in Rajasthan by bus in 36 hours. Private operator VRL Logistics has introduced the latest high-end model of Volvo buses to Jodhpur. It signed a Rs 60-crore deal with Volvo for 51multi-axle buses; the ticket is priced at Rs 2,800. Prabhu Salageri, vice president (travel), VRL Logistics said: “We studied that 10 lakh Gujaratis and residents of Rajasthan travel to and from Bengaluru frequently by buses“ The route will touch Mumbai, Pune and Ahmedabad too. Salageri said a major segment of Gujaratis and Marwaris don't get railway tickets and cannot afford to travel by air through Delhi or Mumbai. There are very few direct flights to Jaipur, he added. VRV Sriprasad, business head for Volvo (India and South Asia), said they have certain features in the bus so that safety is not compromised. “We have always followed high standards of safety in Europe as well as India. We train three drivers per vehicle and have fitted hammers with restraints inside the buses because a lot of these equipment are stolen,“ he said. So far, Volvo has trained 26,000 drivers across India and gives refresher courses to those who have already undergone training.